Firearm holster assembly, clip and claw assembly, and related methods

Abstract

A firearm holster assembly includes a firearm receiving portion and a clip and claw assembly. The clip and claw assembly includes a clip element configured to engage a piece of clothing of a wearer and a claw assembly. The claw assembly includes a base plate movably coupled to the firearm receiving portion and one or more spacer plates. The base plate includes a connection portion oriented between the clip element and the firearm receiving portion and a projecting element extending outward laterally from the connection portion, the connection portion and the projecting element together defining a first major surface and a second opposite major surface of the base plate, the first major surface configured to face outward from a body of a wearer. The one or more spacer plates are stacked on the first major surface of the base plate.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A firearm holster assembly, comprising:
 a firearm receiving portion; and 
 a clip and claw assembly coupled to the firearm receiving portion, the clip and claw assembly comprising:
 a clip element configured to engage a piece of clothing of a wearer; and 
 a claw assembly comprising:
 a base plate movably coupled to the firearm receiving portion, the base plate comprising: 
 a connection portion oriented between the clip element and the firearm receiving portion; and 
 a projecting element extending outward laterally from the connection portion, the connection portion and the projecting element together defining a first major surface and a second opposite major surface of the base plate, the first major surface configured to face outward from a body of the wearer; and 
 
 one or more spacer plates coupled to and stacked on the first major surface of the first and second opposite major surfaces; 
 wherein each of the clip element and the claw assembly are translatable in a first direction and a second direction, opposite the first direction, relative to the firearm receiving portion and relative to each other. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base plate of the claw assembly further comprises an elongated aperture extending through the connection portion of the base plate and extending from the first major surface to the second opposite major surface of the base plate, the elongated aperture configured for moveably coupling the claw assembly relative to the firearm receiving portion and the clip element. 
     
     
       3. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the elongated aperture comprises a plurality of circular aperture portions oriented relative to each other in a linear pattern and joined together with linear aperture portions. 
     
     
       4. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the clip element further comprises a base member, the base member comprising an additional elongated aperture extending through the clip element and oriented to at least partially align with the elongated aperture of the base plate, the additional elongated aperture configured for movably coupling the clip element relative to the firearm receiving portion and the claw assembly. 
     
     
       5. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 4 , further comprising one or more fasteners extending through the elongated aperture of the base plate and the additional elongated aperture of the clip element and coupling each of the clip element and the claw assembly to the firearm receiving portion. 
     
     
       6. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the projecting element of the base plate is oblique to a longitudinal axis of the connection portion of the base plate. 
     
     
       7. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spacer plates comprises one, two, three, four, or more spacer plates, and wherein each of the one or more spacer plates is stackable with other spacer plates. 
     
     
       8. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an additional fastener securing the one or more spacer plates to the base plate of the clip and claw assembly. 
     
     
       9. The firearm holster assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spacer plates are stacked in a direction normal to the first major surface of the base plate. 
     
     
       10. A clip and claw assembly for attaching a firearm holster assembly to one or more pieces of clothing of a wearer, the clip and claw assembly comprising:
 a clip element configured to engage a piece of clothing of the wearer; 
 a claw assembly comprising:
 a base plate comprising:
 a connection portion oriented adjacent to the clip element; and 
 a projecting element extending outward laterally from the connection portion, the connection portion and the projecting element together defining a first major surface and a second opposite major surface of the base plate, the first major surface configured to face outward from a body of the wearer; and 
 
 one or more spacer plates coupled to and stacked on the first major surface of the base plate, each of the one or more spacer plates being configured to stack with other spacer plates. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the clip element comprises:
 a base member; and 
 a hook member extending back over a portion of the base member. 
 
     
     
       12. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the base plate of the claw assembly further comprises an elongated aperture extending through the connection portion of the base plate and extending from the first major surface and to the second major surface of the base plate. 
     
     
       13. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the elongated aperture comprises a plurality of circular aperture portions oriented in a linear pattern relative to one another and joined together with linear aperture portions. 
     
     
       14. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the clip element further comprising an additional elongated aperture extending through the clip element and oriented to at least partially align with the elongated aperture of the base plate. 
     
     
       15. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more spacer plates comprises one, two, three, four, or more spacer plates. 
     
     
       16. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more spacer plates are stacked in a direction normal to the first major surface of the base plate. 
     
     
       17. The clip and claw assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the clip element and the claw assembly are configured to movably couple to each other and moveably couple to the firearm holster assembly. 
     
     
       18. A method of making a clip and claw assembly for attaching a firearm holster assembly to one or more pieces of clothing of a wearer, the method comprising:
 forming a clip element configured to engage a piece of clothing of the wearer; 
 forming a claw assembly comprising:
 forming a base plate comprising:
 forming a connection portion configured to be oriented adjacent to the clip element; and 
 forming a projecting element extending outward laterally from the connection portion, the connection portion and the projecting element together defining a first major surface and a second opposite major surface of the base plate, the first major surface configured to face outward from a body of a wearer; and 
 
 forming one or more spacer plates and stacking the one or more spacer plates on the first major surface of the base plate, each of the one or more spacer plates being configured to stack with other spacer plates; and 
 
 fastening the claw assembly to the clip element. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , wherein fastening the claw assembly to the clip element includes selecting a relative positioning between the claw assembly and the clip element, the method further comprising attaching the clip and claw assembly to a firearm receiving portion.